Bonnie E. Raquet, corporate vice president (ret.) at Cargill Inc. and a member of the Board of Directors of Valparaiso University, has been announced as the University’s May 2011 Commencement speaker. Raquet is a 1970 graduate of Valparaiso University with a degree in history. She was elected to the Valparaiso University Board of Directors in […]
Bonnie E. Raquet, speaker at Valparaiso University’s 2011 Spring Commencement, told more than 725 graduating students that great opportunities and challenges are ahead as they embrace the future. “Together with your professors, and many others in this community, you have worked to build your knowledge, character, integrity, and wisdom. Graduation is not the end of […]
Three teacher-scholars have been named Lilly Fellows in Humanities and the Arts and will begin two-year terms on the Valparaiso University faculty in the fall. Dr. Joe Creech, Director of the Lilly Fellows Program, announced that Katherine Calloway, English, Robert Elder, history, and Charles Strauss, history, have been selected for the program designed to help […]
In two recently released higher education rankings, Valparaiso University was recognized for the high quality of its academic experience. Valparaiso University was named among the nation’s top institutions by the Princeton Review in its 2012 edition of “The Best 376 Colleges.” About 15 percent of the nation’s 2,500 four-year institutions are profiled in the book. […]
Valparaiso University’s outstanding educational value and quality academic programs earned strong recognition once again from U.S. News & World Report in its annual rankings. The report, released on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011, showed Valparaiso University improving its rankings in a number of areas. In the Best Value category, Valparaiso University ranked second among regional universities […]
Valparaiso University’s outstanding educational value and quality academic programs earned strong recognition once again from U.S. News & World Report in its annual rankings. In the Best Regional Universities in the Midwest, Valpo tied for fourth. In the Best Value category, Valpo ranked second among regional universities in the Midwest. The University’s College of Engineering […]
Valparaiso University was recently listed as No. 8 in Affordable Colleges Online’s rankings of the top colleges and universities in Indiana for the greatest lifetime return on investment. “This ranking is a testament to Valpo’s commitment to providing an outstanding education to our students that is also affordable and within reach,” said David Fevig, Assistant […]
Ranking Based on Academic Quality and Affordability Kiplinger’s Personal Finance has recognized Valparaiso University as one of the top 100 private colleges in the nation for best value. Earlier this year, Valpo was also honored by US. News & World Report as the No. 2 Best Value in the Midwest. This ranking distinguishes Valpo as […]
Valparaiso University has achieved recognition by Forbes 2014 rankings as one of the top 100 colleges in the Midwest and regularly appears in Forbes Magazine’s “America’s Top Colleges” list. Forbes rankings are calculated by the Center for College Affordability & Productivity and are highlighted in the August 2014 issue of Forbes Magazine. According to Forbes, […]
Valpo honored again as No. 2 in Midwest for Best Undergraduate Teaching For the 26th straight year, Valparaiso University has been identified as one of the best universities in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report magazine. In the 2015 edition, released today, Valpo is the No. 5 Best Regional University, among more than […]